#Postdoc at Technische Universität Berlin in digital humanities & history/philosophy/sociology of science #philsci #STS. ERC project investigates digital communication within the ATLAS collaboration at CERN Deadline: October 13, 2025 www.jobs.tu-berlin.de/en/job-posti... #PhilJobs

Found this cute snail in a Zen Monastery in France after finishing a silent retreat there. There were amazing buildings and gardens but this little mate got me mesmerised. Glad I got a picture to remind me of it now that the busy days are back.

Day 13 #SciArtSeptember prompt bottleneck, I’m interpreting literally with Japanese #geochemist Katsuko Saruhashi (1920-2007) 🧪🐡👩🏻‍🔬 #histsci who created tools that allowed her to make 1st measurements of CO2 in seawater, raised the alarm about nuclear fallout, tracing it in oceans & researched 🧵

Someone just asked: “How often do we need to change standards?” In my view, the trickiest aspect of temporality is balancing metrics stability with dynamic changes. It’s a matter of awareness: we cannot fix standards any more than we can capture time in an hourglass.

Laughed out loud at this thread and now the others in the room want to know why. I could never explain.

@caiuscollege.bsky.social looking like a fairy tale castle this afternoon.

Two post-doc positions in CNRS on international projects in Paris, for 17 & 24 months on #STS. The first one on #openscience monitoring, the second one on #opendata in research evaluation. emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U... emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...

Just finished listening to this episode and it’s so great! I’m teaching a course on the social structure of science and values in science to undergraduates in Iceland this fall and this will be super useful to give to the students.

Really saddened by the passing of Michel Callon. From the scallops of Saint-Brieuc to market interactions, his work revealed multiple hues where I once saw only black and white. I like to think that he’ll be somewhere, assembling the world along with Bruno Latour and Trevor Pinch.

When market valuation takes priority over job creation: ‘For the tech industry, revenue per employee has become a prized performance metric.´ (Not every day you see the top comment in the FT calling for a new tax - an AI tax, with over 450 upvotes!) on.ft.com/41seluz #metrics #KPIs #Performance

We're hiring an Associate Professor/Professor at Cambridge Digital Humanities. Specialisms include Digital History/Mapping, Critical Data Studies, Archive and Memory Studies, Digital Media Arts, Environmental Humanities, AI/Digital Visual Culture. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOD837/a...

This conversation between Socrates and Phaedrus feels oddly modern. Ever get that feeling of giving up on AI because it keeps offering the most obvious answers? - And the same may be said for #LLM’s -

@asanewsonline.bsky.social The National Humanities Center welcomes applications from scholars engaged in advanced humanities research for the 2026–27 academic year. The deadline to apply is October 2, 2025. Please help us spread the word about this opportunity.

I screenshotted this post to discourage clickbait journalism. As @waiterich.bsky.social puts it, these metrics are flawed but interesting when seen as language: not for accuracy, but for how they convey arguments. Numbers strengthen the claim, regardless. Trusting them is sometimes an act of faith.

Have you ever thought of data evidence as music? Sounds (numbers) are as important as silence. Silence gives rhythm, shape, and space to listen. Some parts of the story can’t be captured in data — and that’s okay. We need the pauses to reflect, to notice change, and to grasp what truly matters.

And now some philanthropic organisations are rushing to use AI to assess funding applications. And this is concerning. It reflects a bias toward scale and hype. We really need to come back to the basis: how this knowledge helps stakeholders? Why is that important. +Privilege quality over quantity.

Join us for this free online event to discuss the meaning, limits, and prospects of assigning numbers to the social and natural world. All online with free registration. #philsci #philsky #histsci #sts #histtech #sociology

CIP’s 12 month Fellowship Program for emerging researchers with disabilities from LMICs to develop their own research projects based on their local contexts: inclusive-policy.org/fellowship/

Job: Full professor in Science & Technology Studies at the University of Vienna. Deadline for applications is 17th September 2025. Contact Max Fochler or Sarah Davies (head and deputy head of the department) with enquiries about the role. #STS #HPS berufungsservice.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/us...

How much does the UK spend on welfare? 🇪🇺 Relatively little compared to Europe: just 10.8% of GDP in 2023 (including sickness & disability benefits, pensions, etc.). Meanwhile, 🇫🇮Finland spends 25.7% of GDP & 🇫🇷France 23.8%. #ChartOfTheDay #Welfare

The UK needs to “protect and grow” basic research funding, even though it “doesn’t seem accessible” to the public and to parts of the government, science minister Patrick Vallance has said at #Metascience2025. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

I somehow missed that our co-authored syllabus showcase got published over at the APA Blog. So from @ashleyshoo.bsky.social, @cyborgapologist.bsky.social, and me, here's "Technology and Disability, Ashley Shew, Damien P. Williams, and Joshua Earle" blog.apaonline.org/2025/06/18/t...

Manufacturers are natural problem-solvers. They identify the cause and find the fix. But if we (outsiders) understood the process better, we could help propose even better solutions After all, we all share this manufactured world. Tim guided us wonderfully through their world in this talk(and book!)

The chart shows not just sports results but legacy, pressure, and pride — each crew inherits the position from the previous year’s team. The bumpers (winners) get to pick green leaves from the Cam and row back with a green crown. The ‘bumpees’… well they do the bare headed ‘row of shame’ #MayBumps

This chart shows college rankings in the #MayBumps from 1919 to 1931. Imagine being in the @caiuscollege.bsky.social crew that climbed 12 places between 1921–25 — or in the Trinity boat that dropped 11 between 1920–22. Every rower feels the weight of inherited position… and the drive to climb.🏆

May Bumps are a @cam.ac.uk most curious traditions: 31 college teams quite literally bumping into each other. Mind you, it’s a serious competition — all about holding your place in the rankings. Personally I go for the tea :)🍰

This made my day. So well deserved.

Life in @cam.ac.uk can be stressful, particularly in exam times. But I love the little supportive things around to make it easier. Shoutout to the @eng.cam.ac.uk library and their 📚🛋️ pause with supplies to make motivational bracelets for yourself or for a friend who needs a boost during exam time♥️

It was great to be part of this. Beautiful to be reminded that @ifmcambridge.bsky.social is full of people leading the industry and manufacturing world with a vision and a mission guided by values and grounded optimism. We’re getting ready for the next challenge.

Celebrating traces of the CultureLab at @pdncambridge.bsky.social with a mini exhibition of images from the Living Science performance 🥂🧬🥼🔬✨ #sciart @anatoliikozlov.bsky.social

When did avoiding confrontation and showing your vulnerabilities become radical thinking? I’m amazed by the reactions I get every time I share this. The rule seems to be: lawyer up and set policies. 1/2

New report! #scipolicy in Europe has long considered internationalisation as a driver of excellence and soft power. Geopolitical tensions are changing this calculation. We examined #researchsecurity concerns and responses for 7 EU countries (CZ, FR, DE, NL, ES, IT, SE) Read more: bit.ly/4kLbXGt

SATSU is having a couple of days in Edinburgh for the 2025 Assist-UK conference hosted by ISSTI at University of Edinburgh

I wrote about the 23-year-old crypto bro with effectively no relevant work experience, who @alondra.bsky.social revealed is sitting in meetings, not paying attention, and then giving the thumbs up/thumbs down on whether they can get their NSF grants...

If you study the automation of peer review and critical appraisal, it seems like the stock disclaimer du jour is to say that you do not intend to replace humans. We all know it's there to counter the reflexive "Don't Replace My Job!" readers.

📢 AsSIST-UK is now on Bluesky! Just in time for our conference this Monday and Tuesday — and we’d love for you to be part of it. 📸 While you're at the conference: → Share your photos & highlights → Post reflections & key moments → Use the hashtag #AsSISTUK

📢 AsSIST-UK is now on Bluesky! 🌍 AsSIST-UK brings together scholars across the social sciences, humanities, and sciences to explore innovation, science, and technology in society. With 386+ members, we’re building a vibrant, transdisciplinary community.

Helpful guidance regarding #alcohol and #drugs use/misuse at work by @cam.ac.uk Includes advice for managers and colleagues (e.g invite them to share anything that may be affecting them and their behaviour, be supportive and non-judgmental) www.hr.admin.cam.ac.uk/policies-pro...

There are a great many programmes designed just to count things, managers being keen on numbers and graphs. Which is all well and good until you realise you’ve been counting the wrong things, but someone’s hard-coded the computer to only ever count the wrong things and it’s too expensive to change

Ikebana watching the world at West Cambridge go by. Flowers for those researchers working on an article on a Sunday morning, scientists dashing to the lab to check samples that know no weekend, and for the postdocs preparing yet another grant proposal. May all your efforts be blessed with success.

A case study in architectural engineering design with my inferential conception at its heart, and putting it to very good use. www.mdpi.com/2412-3811/10... #philsci #hps #sts

Heard now in the London tube: ´You just have to wear it with confidence or not wearing it at all’ #London #Tube #Fashion #Owning-it

Why the metre, not the cubit? 150 years ago, the Metre Convention set the stage for global scientific standardisation. But agreeing on a metric is never just technical. To celebrate the 📏 #BIPM a brief thread on measurement, politics of economy, and trust 🧵 #Metre150 #ScienceTechnologyAndSociety

✍️ The roles of government in AI governance and policymaking: re-shaping or re-enforcing power asymmetries? 🆕 Check out this new pre-print of my forthcoming book chapter on ideational power in Artificial Intelligence papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #AI

Today's #HigherEducationPostcard shows another view of @theul.bsky.social‬ This is the very imposing tower. And if it reminds you of the Anglican cathedral in Liverpool, you have a good eye - the architect was the same, and the towers of the two are clearly cousins

Headline growth can look impressive while most people fall behind. The US shows how inequality hides behind the averages.

Had a wonderful afternoon yesterday, borrowing/testing a new format: Walking seminar discussing co-creation and #STS methods (🖇️Mol). My conversation path touched questions of extractivism, the problem of neat ideals of collaboration, and the always central “what for?” in methods.

🌞 A sunny springlike walking seminar to #Grantchester: Is there a benefit to co-creation’s lack of specificity? / Who gets to tell the story? / Can you co-create the pathWay with the starts, the trees, the walkers / Ultreia! / #STSCambridgeNetwork #SCaN what a luxury! @hscottfordsmand.bsky.social

More evidence behind the unsustainable growth-based thinking. Embracing alternative narratives such a circularity or reorganisation might sound subversive, but it may be the only viable way.

A mesmerising duck sat perched on the edge of a two-metre-tall wall contemplating the horizon. I keep thinking it is the spirit of a scientist lingering near the Cavendish Lab @cambridgephysics.bsky.social #WestHub